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isi, their intelligence agency, has connections with the pakistani taliban, afghan taliban forces. as i said yesterday as well i think we need to reengage pakistan on the question of their relationship with india, their concern about india drives all of their decisions. while they're looking to the east towards india, over their shoulders they face an existential threat on their western borders. there are terrorist entities and interests that would overthrow pakistan if they possibly could. that would be a very dangerous situation. there are 180 million pakistanis, they have a nuclear arsenal. it's a dangerous neighborhood, as you know. >> the president of pakistan, in his op-ed said, i'll paraphrase, it is ab-sesurd for someone to imply pakistan knew where osama bin laden was and somehow did not act on it. >> president zadari wrote that in good faith. i think the civilian government didn't know where osama bin laden was. but i worry that the military and the intelligence communities, which are tightly linked, did have some knowledge and that's back to your initial question, what s
isi, their intelligence agency, has connections with the pakistani taliban, afghan taliban forces. as i said yesterday as well i think we need to reengage pakistan on the question of their relationship with india, their concern about india drives all of their decisions. while they're looking to the east towards india, over their shoulders they face an existential threat on their western borders. there are terrorist entities and interests that would overthrow pakistan if they possibly could....
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military has repeatedly pressured pakistan to crack down on taliban militants and their ally which the obama administration blames for dozens of high-profile attacks. just yesterday, kandahar rocked by twin suicide bombers who killed at least 22 people. panetta will meet with major general john allen during his afghan visit to coordinate the withdrawal of 23,000 american troops in september. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government forces for yet another civilian massacre. opposition leaders say at least 78 people, including women and children, were killed in the central part of the country. the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two groups. the reported mass murder comes in the wake of another savage attack less than two weeks ago where more than 100 people were murdered, many inside their homes. treasury secretary tim geithner met with representatives f
military has repeatedly pressured pakistan to crack down on taliban militants and their ally which the obama administration blames for dozens of high-profile attacks. just yesterday, kandahar rocked by twin suicide bombers who killed at least 22 people. panetta will meet with major general john allen during his afghan visit to coordinate the withdrawal of 23,000 american troops in september. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government...
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. >>> karzai will hold talks with the taliban. they hope to start a peace process more than a decade after the war began. what more can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, hello, thomas. what we can say is it seems the u.s., afghanistan, and taliban are inching closer and closer to negotiation table. the afghan government was sidelined, they feel the u.s. was trying to keep them out of the loop. they would have preferred that the taliban open offices in a more mutual country like saudi arabia or turkey, friendlier to the afghan government. they accepted the qatar offices but they continue negotiations in saudi arabia. the taliban, spoke to the spokesperson, he says any discussion of negotiations is premature. they sent a list of demands to the afghan government they want to be met before they come to the negotiation table as a confidence building measure. demands that include releasing senior taliban leaders being held at places like guantanamo bay or other u.s. prisons throughout the world. >> atia, leon panetta raised som
. >>> karzai will hold talks with the taliban. they hope to start a peace process more than a decade after the war began. what more can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, hello, thomas. what we can say is it seems the u.s., afghanistan, and taliban are inching closer and closer to negotiation table. the afghan government was sidelined, they feel the u.s. was trying to keep them out of the loop. they would have preferred that the taliban open offices in a more mutual...
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which is not al qaeda, it is the taliban, the insurgency? >> my first reaction, david, and i'm sure john mccain's also, is an extraordinary sense of loss and a sense of gratitude for the quality of their sacrifice and service. our hearts go out to their families. i think john and i join every single american in feeling as if we lost a member of our family. so the first thought is sadness and sorrow for the loss. john and i, and i think many others, believe that we are in a transition in afghanistan. the effort that they've making there is one that is important to our national security in this transition. notice there were seven afghan there's, members of a commando force. it's part of the transition that's taking place. so i think, you know, we have to find out exactly what happened. i'm going to be very interested to see who might have been involved in this and what the linkages may be. it's something we need to check out carefully. it's really a loss for the country. >> let me put this into some context and ask a strategic question that ha
which is not al qaeda, it is the taliban, the insurgency? >> my first reaction, david, and i'm sure john mccain's also, is an extraordinary sense of loss and a sense of gratitude for the quality of their sacrifice and service. our hearts go out to their families. i think john and i join every single american in feeling as if we lost a member of our family. so the first thought is sadness and sorrow for the loss. john and i, and i think many others, believe that we are in a transition in...
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. >> but already today, we've had someone who calls himself a member of the pakistani taliban who says that osama bin laden actually died a year and a half ago of kidney failure. isn't this the kind of problem that's going to continue as a result of not releasing this picture? >> well, look, that was clearly part of the analysis and that's why people like senator graham and some others are saying they wish the president would relief the photograph. but, look, we know enough about conspiracy theories to know that you can never fully put them to rest, and if you release the photograph, people would say the photograph was doctored or it was manipulated and it doesn't prove anything. we've certainly had our own experience with conspiracy theorys in this country as we discussed last week with the whole birther stuff. >> absolutely. >> you know, i don't know that you can ever put conspiracy theories to rest. i don't know that comments like you just read from the pakistani taliban lead of wouldn't -- we wouldn't be hearing regardless. so i don't know that not releasing the photograph doesn't
. >> but already today, we've had someone who calls himself a member of the pakistani taliban who says that osama bin laden actually died a year and a half ago of kidney failure. isn't this the kind of problem that's going to continue as a result of not releasing this picture? >> well, look, that was clearly part of the analysis and that's why people like senator graham and some others are saying they wish the president would relief the photograph. but, look, we know enough about...
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we all know that the taliban cooperated with and assisted al qaeda initially. that's the reason why we went to afghanistan as a result of 9/11. so, there's no doubt in my mind that we would have al qaeda presence and influence in afghanistan and even a return to a base for a tax on the united states of america. also, there's a fundamental question, do you want to condemn the afghan people to the rule of the taliban? i think we should try to avoid that as well. >> all right. senator mccain, thank you for your views. >> thanks for having me on. >> coming up, the state of the economy. the unprecedented downgrade of the u.s. credit rating and a volatile week on wall street fears we may be facing another recession. we'll have opinions from alan greenspan and austan goolsbee and how the economy will play on the race for the white house. with us rachel maddow and alex castellanos. it's coming up after the break. i have astigmatism. so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astig
we all know that the taliban cooperated with and assisted al qaeda initially. that's the reason why we went to afghanistan as a result of 9/11. so, there's no doubt in my mind that we would have al qaeda presence and influence in afghanistan and even a return to a base for a tax on the united states of america. also, there's a fundamental question, do you want to condemn the afghan people to the rule of the taliban? i think we should try to avoid that as well. >> all right. senator...
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he was our first envoy to afghanistan after the fall of the taliban. he reopened our embassy there. as a former ambassador to pakistan, he recognizes that our strategy has to succeed on both sides of the border. as ambassador to iraq, he has remarkable partnership with general petraeus and helped reduce the level of violence and shift from the military surge to a political effort and a long-term partnership between our two countries. this is exactly what is needed now in afghanistan where ambassador crocker will work with our new special representative to afghanistan and pakistan, mark grossman, and i want to thank ryan and his wife, christine, a decorated former foreign service officer herself, for agreeing to serve our nation once more. so leon panetta at the defense department, david petraeus at the cia, ambassador crocker and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leaders i have chose ton help guide us through the difficult days ahead. i will look to them and my entire national security team for their counsel, continuity, and unity of effort that this moment in history
he was our first envoy to afghanistan after the fall of the taliban. he reopened our embassy there. as a former ambassador to pakistan, he recognizes that our strategy has to succeed on both sides of the border. as ambassador to iraq, he has remarkable partnership with general petraeus and helped reduce the level of violence and shift from the military surge to a political effort and a long-term partnership between our two countries. this is exactly what is needed now in afghanistan where...
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if we cannot defeat the taliban, if our counterinsurgency has not broken the back of the taliban, i cannot see how a novice, newly built afghan security force can do the job. >> what do you think the other options are that the president could credibly have presented tonight to the american people? you understand both the politics at work here as well as the operational realities. what else could the president have said other than what he said tonight that you think might have actually been credible given your experience? >> i would have like to hear much more from him about a diplomatic strategy. if you cannot end the war militarily, the only other way the war is going to go away is in some kind of deal where they agree to a peace settlement. it's not been part of the debate for sending troops in or not part of the debate for bringing the troops out. ultimately by withdrawing these troops, the president has already indicated that he doesn't think we can defeat the taliban on the battlefield, we can just hold them off but really cannot defeat them. so it remains to be seen whether there is
if we cannot defeat the taliban, if our counterinsurgency has not broken the back of the taliban, i cannot see how a novice, newly built afghan security force can do the job. >> what do you think the other options are that the president could credibly have presented tonight to the american people? you understand both the politics at work here as well as the operational realities. what else could the president have said other than what he said tonight that you think might have actually...
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this is a big idealogical victory for the taliban. many people are wondering right now what kind of vacuum is going to be left behind and who will fill that vacuum now that awk is dead. >> thank you. let's turn to nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, you've been doing some reporting on this assassination. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we were able to find out a few more details about how exactly this assassination took place. as tia mentioned awk was in his home which is also an office in kandahar this morning he was receiving some tribal elders. there were several dozen people in his home office at the time. that's when one of his most trusted security aids. not exactly a bodyguard. someone who coordinates for him. someone who's been working for the karzai family for about ten years and even a distant relative. this security aid a man came into a meeting walked into the room actually interrupting it and asked karzai if he could have a word with him. this is a trusted individual. he asked if karzai would be w
this is a big idealogical victory for the taliban. many people are wondering right now what kind of vacuum is going to be left behind and who will fill that vacuum now that awk is dead. >> thank you. let's turn to nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, you've been doing some reporting on this assassination. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we were able to find out a few more details about how exactly this assassination took place. as tia mentioned awk was in his...
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the big problem here is actually the taliban and the growing insurgency within the country. he was able to meet in kabul with afghan officials. hamid karzai as well as military commanders here on the ground to assess the situation that they're in right now and how they're going to get out of it. we did hear about president obama's drawdown plan. that's starting this year. by the end of this year they expect 10,000 american troops to leave afghanistan. panetta is currently in kandahar. thomas? >> atia abawi. >>> it really is a summer scorcher for much of the country. e spspecially the plains in the midwest with record highs possible. in the northeast it's a really hot one, too. the weather channel's alex wallace is watching all of it for us. he joins us now with this sunday forecast. >> more of the heat. more of the same. it seems like this heat is going nowhere any time soon. plenty of heat advisories out there stretching from the plain states into the deep south. areas in brown dealing with heat advisories. the darker shade of brown including memphis toward wichita, expensi
the big problem here is actually the taliban and the growing insurgency within the country. he was able to meet in kabul with afghan officials. hamid karzai as well as military commanders here on the ground to assess the situation that they're in right now and how they're going to get out of it. we did hear about president obama's drawdown plan. that's starting this year. by the end of this year they expect 10,000 american troops to leave afghanistan. panetta is currently in kandahar. thomas?...
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i think the effort in afghanistan restricted the ability of osama bin laden and the taliban and al qaeda to perform other acts of terrorism and it has been hugely important in that regard. >> tony, in hindsight, you look back on the years you spent in the white house with the special insight you had, what do you think president bush could have done differently to nab osama bin laden during his administration? >> i think everything was done by both administrations to try to get to osama bin laden, to try to obtain the right amount of human intelligence, electronic intelligence, to build the structures and relationships in these countries to gather that intelligence. it is a very long process. i think actually the capture of osama bin laden -- the killing of osama bin laden in this effort is exposing just how long it takes to develop a well executed plan to go after these high value terrorists. there is a lot that goes into it, a lot of moving parts, you know, even to the point of special operations forces having to train in afghanistan to execute the mission. these are very complex by eno
i think the effort in afghanistan restricted the ability of osama bin laden and the taliban and al qaeda to perform other acts of terrorism and it has been hugely important in that regard. >> tony, in hindsight, you look back on the years you spent in the white house with the special insight you had, what do you think president bush could have done differently to nab osama bin laden during his administration? >> i think everything was done by both administrations to try to get to...
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ep just a few years ago ooshts momentiam was with the taliban. we've turn the tide and the moment tum is now against them. we're seeing an interest in reconciliation but a number of talib taliban. we're seeing afghan security forces get stronger and more effective and they'll be in a position, already 50% of the population of the countries lives in areas that are controlled by the afghan security forces with them in the lead. that will continue. we'll be making this handoff progressively in the next year and a half and the afghans will be responsible for their country with our partnership going forward but it will be their responsibility and our troops will be coming home. >> why did the white house decide that the president would be safe traveling in on air force one on the 747 rather than as is often done in war zones switching to a c-17 outside of theater so that you would have a plane that was better able to evade perhaps stinger attacks or other kinds of other kind of attacks? >> to my none, the plane he was on had every capability necessary
ep just a few years ago ooshts momentiam was with the taliban. we've turn the tide and the moment tum is now against them. we're seeing an interest in reconciliation but a number of talib taliban. we're seeing afghan security forces get stronger and more effective and they'll be in a position, already 50% of the population of the countries lives in areas that are controlled by the afghan security forces with them in the lead. that will continue. we'll be making this handoff progressively in the...
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our message to the taliban remains the same. but today it may have even greater resonance. you cannot wait us out. you cannot defeat us. but you can make the choice to abandon al qaeda and participate in a peaceful, political process. in pakistan, we are committed to supporting the people and government as they defend their own democracy from violence extremism. indeed, as the president said, bin laden had also declared war on pakistan. he had ordered the killings of many innocent pakistani men, women and children. in recent years the cooperation between our governments, militaries and law enforcement agencies increased pressure on al qaeda and the taliban. and this progress must continue. and we are committed to our partnership. history will record that bin laden's death came as a time of great movement towards freedom and democracy. at a time when the people across the middle east and north africa are rejecting the extremist narrative and charting a path of peaceful progress based on universal rights and aspirations. there is no better rebuke to al qaeda and its heinous i
our message to the taliban remains the same. but today it may have even greater resonance. you cannot wait us out. you cannot defeat us. but you can make the choice to abandon al qaeda and participate in a peaceful, political process. in pakistan, we are committed to supporting the people and government as they defend their own democracy from violence extremism. indeed, as the president said, bin laden had also declared war on pakistan. he had ordered the killings of many innocent pakistani...
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cannot afford for that country to be a safe haven for terrorists again or a launching pad by either the taliban for attacks against us and our allies so there's a lot at stake, general allen has a strong plan it's important that we do not let politics drive that plan to changing, so we make sure our withdrawal puts afghanistan in a secure position. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and defense secretary leon panetta on damage control in afghanistan, still ahead, the problem with romney. can it be fixed? >> he said something that i think was yesterday -- that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. get on e-trade. set up a real plan. frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show you something... it's my shocked face. [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] get a retirement plan that works... at e-trade. i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on t
cannot afford for that country to be a safe haven for terrorists again or a launching pad by either the taliban for attacks against us and our allies so there's a lot at stake, general allen has a strong plan it's important that we do not let politics drive that plan to changing, so we make sure our withdrawal puts afghanistan in a secure position. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and defense secretary leon panetta on damage control in afghanistan, still ahead, the...
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he had particular ties to the taliban and mullah he omar, the credo, pass tune wally, the visitor is your friend and you defend that person to the end of your life as well, played a role here but there is an opening to look again at the our relationship in afghanistan and begin to hand off responsibility. there in the end, the exit ramp in afghanistan is tied to a political settlement where the taliban and their supporters come into the government with the karzai supporters, the damagics in the north, the other peoples that make up the country of pakistan -- afghanistan. >> colorado senator mark udall and nbc terror analyst roger cressey. thank you so much for your time tonight. >> cenk, thanks for having me on. >> all right. >>> and now, when we go forward, we have got a year after 9/11, george w. bush said he is truly not that concerned about bin laden. did you know that? we have got the tape for you. so why are republicans come out of the woodwork to praise him for bin laden's killing? i'm going to put an end to that nonsense. >>> and the united states has given $20 billion to pak
he had particular ties to the taliban and mullah he omar, the credo, pass tune wally, the visitor is your friend and you defend that person to the end of your life as well, played a role here but there is an opening to look again at the our relationship in afghanistan and begin to hand off responsibility. there in the end, the exit ramp in afghanistan is tied to a political settlement where the taliban and their supporters come into the government with the karzai supporters, the damagics in the...
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we have to deal with the fact that the taliban are a tapestry. vietnamese and dealing with one government. we have to accept that and accept the pakistanis have a role in this, which we've neglected. and we have to force karzai to take the peace process seriously. he kind of laughed about it over the weekend. we have work to do. we need a combination of marshall plan and d-day strategy for the region. we have to think our way out of this. brute force isn't going to do it. >> this is karen. so often these things come down to political will and who is going to have the political will to make the decision that either says check the box, we've won, we set out what we september out to accomplishment. what about the climate? there's almost a nonpartisan climate where you have republicans and democrats -- i was just at a conference over the weekend in minneapolis where you had bloggers from the left and the right basically saying the same thing -- they want out. how can the political climate help create the political will do what we have to do to get ou
we have to deal with the fact that the taliban are a tapestry. vietnamese and dealing with one government. we have to accept that and accept the pakistanis have a role in this, which we've neglected. and we have to force karzai to take the peace process seriously. he kind of laughed about it over the weekend. we have work to do. we need a combination of marshall plan and d-day strategy for the region. we have to think our way out of this. brute force isn't going to do it. >> this is...
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is the taliban our major problem in afghanistan? >> hitting the taliban in afghanistan and al qaeda, depriving it of any save haven or places where it can flourish and train and build certainly one of our major objectives. and so we're further along toward achieving that objective,nd ahoobjective, and i hope we will stick to the timetable the president set out beginning with withdrawals and meaningful withdrawals this july. and i think that the triumph is a huge historic crime in killing osama bin laden will enable and bolster that effort to begin withdrawing troops. >> many thanks. >> thank you. >>> as the clean-up continues now in alabama, dozens of people are still missing. we have a live update, next. mom! mom! mom! [ male announcer ] you know mom. we know diamonds. together we'll make this mother's day one she'll never forget. that's why only zales is the diamond store. that's why only zales how can expedia now save me even more on my hotel? well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and this one. an
is the taliban our major problem in afghanistan? >> hitting the taliban in afghanistan and al qaeda, depriving it of any save haven or places where it can flourish and train and build certainly one of our major objectives. and so we're further along toward achieving that objective,nd ahoobjective, and i hope we will stick to the timetable the president set out beginning with withdrawals and meaningful withdrawals this july. and i think that the triumph is a huge historic crime in killing...
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what we do know is there was an army rangers unit fighting the taliban. that's when this re-enforcement unit came in to help them because they were pinned down fighting the taliban. while their helicopter approached the area of attack, that's when the taliban fired a rocket propoled grenade bringing that ch-47 chinook helicopter down to the ground killing everyone on board. what's interesting here, contessa, is the fact that the taliban first gave us this story on saturday, but nato could not confirm it at the time. they were investigating. they are still in fact investigating. u.s. officials say they have recovered all the bodily remains, but at the same time the area, the crash site is still cordoned off as they're trying to find the remnants of the helicopter. >> what are you hearing from the leaders on the ground about how this will influence the troop withdrawal? >> reporter: we actually just went to a press conference today they wouldn't give us details at the time. they said the deaths would not compromise the war in afghanistan. they will continue
what we do know is there was an army rangers unit fighting the taliban. that's when this re-enforcement unit came in to help them because they were pinned down fighting the taliban. while their helicopter approached the area of attack, that's when the taliban fired a rocket propoled grenade bringing that ch-47 chinook helicopter down to the ground killing everyone on board. what's interesting here, contessa, is the fact that the taliban first gave us this story on saturday, but nato could not...
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as far as i'm concerned the taliban can save us a lot of legal hassle and legal bills. bring in george washington university professor, law professor jonathan turley. good evening. >> hi. >> we will discuss the other implications in a moment but first what on earth did colonel peters think he was accomplishing by saying such a thing? >> i'm not too sure. i was shocked when i read the quote this afternoon. you know, it's a very dangerous thing to tell the enemy that the soldier you're holding is not very valuable to us because they can then use him as a symbol of a different kind. they can abuse and torture him. because colonel peters is suggesting we really don't care if this guy comes back alive. what's really shocking is his statement, he goes on to say this guy is obviously a liar. one thing we know is this soldier is a liar because he made these statements. as you know, u.s. soldiers that have been captured have been forced to do confessions and videotapes including people like john mccain and we don't call them liars. i don't know about this colonel peters or wheth
as far as i'm concerned the taliban can save us a lot of legal hassle and legal bills. bring in george washington university professor, law professor jonathan turley. good evening. >> hi. >> we will discuss the other implications in a moment but first what on earth did colonel peters think he was accomplishing by saying such a thing? >> i'm not too sure. i was shocked when i read the quote this afternoon. you know, it's a very dangerous thing to tell the enemy that the soldier...
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but the taliban is not our friends. i have a very, very difficult time thinking you can actually negotiate with an enemy like that. that, frankly, are completely out of control. >> all right. let's go to your home state. will you be surprised? you supported mitt romney four years ago. >> i did not. >> well, right tend you said -- how about this? you had nice kind words for him at the end of the day. >> sure. >> why doesn't you support him? >> i don't endorse. i think nevadans can make decisions for themselves. they don't need my endorsement. i question endorsements as a whole to begin with. but i don't endorse candidates. i have a lot more confidence in nevadans can make decisions for themselves. >> you are going to participate in the caucus? >> i will. >> and so you'll be making your support public? >> no. i will not. >> the process is a secret ballot? >> in my county, it is. >> will be surprised if mitt romney doesn't win it? >> actually, i will. i believe that the results will probably be similar to florida. i think
but the taliban is not our friends. i have a very, very difficult time thinking you can actually negotiate with an enemy like that. that, frankly, are completely out of control. >> all right. let's go to your home state. will you be surprised? you supported mitt romney four years ago. >> i did not. >> well, right tend you said -- how about this? you had nice kind words for him at the end of the day. >> sure. >> why doesn't you support him? >> i don't endorse....
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soldiers posing with the bodies of taliban suicide bombers inhuman. msnbc's richard lui has been looking into all of this. the fourth soldier scandal to come to light in four months. it really is raising some new worries, richard, about the withdrawal plan. >> chris, 18 photos from 2010 were e-mailed to the "l.a. times." this is one of two published yesterday. u.s. soldiers posing with severed legs from a suicide bomber. the pentagon asked the "l.a. times" not to publish those pictures. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and, more importantly, our core values. this is not who we are. >> the paper's editor said in a web chat yesterday, quote, our job is to publish information that our readers need to make informed decisions. we have a particular duty to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, end quote. adding to the uproar, a new scandal a month. in january, alleged video surfacing of u.s. soldiers urinating on taliban members. the pentagon quickl
soldiers posing with the bodies of taliban suicide bombers inhuman. msnbc's richard lui has been looking into all of this. the fourth soldier scandal to come to light in four months. it really is raising some new worries, richard, about the withdrawal plan. >> chris, 18 photos from 2010 were e-mailed to the "l.a. times." this is one of two published yesterday. u.s. soldiers posing with severed legs from a suicide bomber. the pentagon asked the "l.a. times" not to...
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and calling the shots for the taliban. but, once we set out the policy and start executing the plan, he became -- we shoved him out more and more on the margins. he has no place to train his al qaeda killers anymore. >> i don't know where he is. i'm not that concerned about him. can there be any surprise about why the bush-cheney administration did not catch osama bin laden? the president who made fun of john kerry for accurately describing how to fight terrorists for accurately describing how to get osama bin laden actually publicly gave up on trying to get osama bin laden. you just saw him do it. and still some of his most fanatical supporters want to today give him credit for getting osama bin laden. this is what going after osama bin laden looks like. now is the time for the bush/cheney fanatics, the people who created the war on terror and got so much of it wrong to listen to john kerry and to listen to president barack obama teach them how to fight terrorists. tom, check this out. >>> less than 48 hours after news of
and calling the shots for the taliban. but, once we set out the policy and start executing the plan, he became -- we shoved him out more and more on the margins. he has no place to train his al qaeda killers anymore. >> i don't know where he is. i'm not that concerned about him. can there be any surprise about why the bush-cheney administration did not catch osama bin laden? the president who made fun of john kerry for accurately describing how to fight terrorists for accurately...
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and what we're fighting in afghanistan now is the resurgence of the taliban. the taliban is what aided al qaeda and gave them safe haven in afghanistan to conduct operations against the united states. >> mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence committee. thank you very much. >> thanks, andrea. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tamron has had a look at what's next. >> in our next hour, jay carney is about to hold a briefing. we could hear more about he tails on the mission that led to the death of osama bin laden and, of course, people want to know if the pictures of bin laden's body will be released. carnie will carney will be starting his briefing shortly. >>> plus president obama's approval ratings rise. new details on the relationship between pakistan and the united states. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data down
and what we're fighting in afghanistan now is the resurgence of the taliban. the taliban is what aided al qaeda and gave them safe haven in afghanistan to conduct operations against the united states. >> mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence committee. thank you very much. >> thanks, andrea. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tamron has had a look at what's next. >> in our next hour, jay carney is about to hold a...
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and calling the shots for the taliban. but, once we set out the policy and start executing the plan, he became -- we shoved him out more and more on the margins. he has no place to train his al qaeda killers anymore. >> i don't know where he is. i'm not that concerned about him. >> this is what going after osama bin laden looks like. now is the time for the bush-cheney fanatics. you got so much of it wrong, to listen to john kerry and to listen to president barack obama to fight terrorists. restore a historic landmark in harlem. fund a local business in chicago. expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're cov
and calling the shots for the taliban. but, once we set out the policy and start executing the plan, he became -- we shoved him out more and more on the margins. he has no place to train his al qaeda killers anymore. >> i don't know where he is. i'm not that concerned about him. >> this is what going after osama bin laden looks like. now is the time for the bush-cheney fanatics. you got so much of it wrong, to listen to john kerry and to listen to president barack obama to fight...
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the second was to push back the advanced momentum of the taliban and deny them further regression if you will with the afghani government. noo finally the president is likely to talk about the security forces taking over the protection forces for that country before the president can really draw down. john boehner, the speaker of the house this morning is not of that mind set. he's got some concerns. listen. >> i have not been briefed on what the president's going to do, i'm not sure the president's decided what he's going to do. we have got an awful lot invested here and i'm concerned about any precipitous withdrawal of our troops that would jeopardize the success that we have made. >> a lot of americans who are going to watch the speech tonight are going to hone in mostly on the numbers, how many other loved ones will begin to come out of that country starting next month. we're hearing anything on the ground here from 3,000 to 5,000. and a lot of folks thinking 10,000 by the end of this year, 20,000 by the end of next year. and it will be interesting to see what the president will
the second was to push back the advanced momentum of the taliban and deny them further regression if you will with the afghani government. noo finally the president is likely to talk about the security forces taking over the protection forces for that country before the president can really draw down. john boehner, the speaker of the house this morning is not of that mind set. he's got some concerns. listen. >> i have not been briefed on what the president's going to do, i'm not sure the...
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the conspiracy theories are not just in the arab world or the taliban, they're also on fox news. i want to show you a video and get a reaction. >> on the issue of whether the government is telling us the truth or pulling a fast one to save obama's lousy presidency is the issue of the lawful power of 9 president to order someone killed. >> without the picture, it's going to make people think maybe they did throw a bag over his head and get him to club gitmo and let jack bauer go after him. >> i don't count anything out with this administration. >> hisham, what do you think? >> i don't know on what planet these people live. >> thank you both for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thank. >> thanks. >>> pakistan's former president mu musharraf speaks out. >>> and what's the real reason that george w. bush decline president obama's invitation to join him at ground zero tomorrow. >>> and the debate over waterboarding heats up. some republicans insist it led to bin laden. fact check is ahead. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. introducing better car replacement. if your car is
the conspiracy theories are not just in the arab world or the taliban, they're also on fox news. i want to show you a video and get a reaction. >> on the issue of whether the government is telling us the truth or pulling a fast one to save obama's lousy presidency is the issue of the lawful power of 9 president to order someone killed. >> without the picture, it's going to make people think maybe they did throw a bag over his head and get him to club gitmo and let jack bauer go...
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sending intriguer pullers may be use fl to fight taliban. we also need to provide roads, bridge, water, hospitals, all of those things. the people of afghanistan, they want that, too. >> as far as the trigger pullers, we're supposed to eventually turn that over to afghan security forces. there was a pentagon report the other day that suggests the level of confidence and level of problems with they don't speak -- many are illiterate, many don't want to fight, suggests we're in deep problems over there just with that. >> we have a very serious problem, 92% illiteracy rate inside afghanistan. there's two organizations, afghan national army, ama, afghan national police. they are actually less competent than the army is. when you go out on patrols -- i was out on joint patrols in the streets in afghanistan. you would watch sort of their inability to do their job, their inability to show up on time when they were supposed to. many of them are not just illiterate, some are addicted to heroin, other issues. this is across the party but you put it in
sending intriguer pullers may be use fl to fight taliban. we also need to provide roads, bridge, water, hospitals, all of those things. the people of afghanistan, they want that, too. >> as far as the trigger pullers, we're supposed to eventually turn that over to afghan security forces. there was a pentagon report the other day that suggests the level of confidence and level of problems with they don't speak -- many are illiterate, many don't want to fight, suggests we're in deep...
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the taliban we've been brokering deals with the taliban to allow them to stay put in afghanistan. the reality is we have the ability in which to pull out our conventional troops over this next year and a half. and basically use other means in order to tell the afghan people, hey, if we see that people are going to be training here in missions against the united states or some of our allies then we are going to take what we are going to do what it takes to eliminate those types of camps. we're not going to let happen what happened before 9/11, which was that was used as a ground to hurt the american people. >> okay. okay. thank you both for joining us. >> thanks, chris. >> thank you, chris. always a pleasure. >> it's a tough vote. when we return -- the country's divided on this one, afghanistan. >>> let me finish with a question, how many people would die if the picture of osama bin laden would be released? think about it. >>> let me finish tonight with a question for you, it's not a trick question, it's a deadly real one. you know, the old expression a picture is
the taliban we've been brokering deals with the taliban to allow them to stay put in afghanistan. the reality is we have the ability in which to pull out our conventional troops over this next year and a half. and basically use other means in order to tell the afghan people, hey, if we see that people are going to be training here in missions against the united states or some of our allies then we are going to take what we are going to do what it takes to eliminate those types of camps. we're...
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marines who allegedly desecrated the bodies of taliban fighters in afghanistan. defense secretary lee on panetta called afghan president karzai to promise a full investigation. he called the actions, if confirmed, inexcusable. an image from the video purports to show the marines urinating on the remains of the taliban militants. the four service members have been identified and two of them are being questioned in camp lejeune, north carolina. secretary panetta also announced the u.s. will withdraw 7,000 troops from europe. it is part of the new military strategy that president obama announced last week. >>> as tensions soar, the obama administration has used a secret channel of communication to warn iran against closing the straight of harmuz. the u.s. message to tehran's supreme leader said they would cross a red line if they acted too close to the straight. iran recently staged military exercises after threatening to cut off the straight. in the meantime, iran agreed to allow a delegation of united nations nuclear inspectors later this movement but it's not cle
marines who allegedly desecrated the bodies of taliban fighters in afghanistan. defense secretary lee on panetta called afghan president karzai to promise a full investigation. he called the actions, if confirmed, inexcusable. an image from the video purports to show the marines urinating on the remains of the taliban militants. the four service members have been identified and two of them are being questioned in camp lejeune, north carolina. secretary panetta also announced the u.s. will...
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a volatile veej known for its strong taliban presence. their target, a taliban compound housing insurgent fighters. soon the ch-47 chinook helicopter came under fire and crashed, killing everyone on board. in operations like this one, helicopters can be vulnerable. >> this helicopter, like any helicopter, can go fast in a straight line but when it is over a target area, when it is inserting itself into a target area, it is slow. it is a very easy target for enemy troops on the ground. >> reporter: the 38 people killed include 22 u.s. navy seals, five army air crewebb men, seven afghan special forces and an interpreter. a dog was also killed. the u.s. navy seals were from at least two different units and included some from seal team 6, the unit involved with hilling osama bin laden in pakistan in may. none of those killed was believed to be part of the bin laden operation. president obama was briefed on the attack and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. he said, their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices
a volatile veej known for its strong taliban presence. their target, a taliban compound housing insurgent fighters. soon the ch-47 chinook helicopter came under fire and crashed, killing everyone on board. in operations like this one, helicopters can be vulnerable. >> this helicopter, like any helicopter, can go fast in a straight line but when it is over a target area, when it is inserting itself into a target area, it is slow. it is a very easy target for enemy troops on the ground....
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you still have a sanctuary for the taliban. at the end of the day, it's hard to imagine this investment of blood and treasure is going to pay off in enduring gains. we have to get down to a much smaller -- i think the question is how fast do we get down? what is the size of the so-called residual force? and can you sustain a residual force in afghanistan given that neither side trusts the other? >> let's look at the big picture. "usa today" gallup poll shows 50% of americans want to speed up the withdrawal from afghanistan, 21% say the u.s. should stay for as long as it takes to accomplish the mission. speaking alongside british prime minister david cameron at the white house, president obama said the recent events there not lead to a sudden pullout of american troops. >> in terms of pace, i don't anticipate at this stage that we're going to be making any sudden additional changes to the plan that we currently have. >> richard, take our viewers behind the scenes on this. what kind of discussions are happening at the highest lev
you still have a sanctuary for the taliban. at the end of the day, it's hard to imagine this investment of blood and treasure is going to pay off in enduring gains. we have to get down to a much smaller -- i think the question is how fast do we get down? what is the size of the so-called residual force? and can you sustain a residual force in afghanistan given that neither side trusts the other? >> let's look at the big picture. "usa today" gallup poll shows 50% of americans...
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the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very first trip as secretary of defense to afghanistan, before he landed he brought up the situation with al qaeda. he said, quote, the strategic defeat of al qaeda is within reach. this is a time to go after him, especially after bin laden. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden, to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that, if we continue this effort, that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> panetta said that, in fact, in that information they found from bin laden's compound it points to 10 to 20 key leaders of al qaeda in different places such as p
the report says the aid could resume if pakistan takes tougher action against the taliban as well as al qaeda. meanwhile, secretary panetta told reporters on the plane it's time to focus on defeating al qaeda once and for all. >> i think we had undermined their ablthd to conduct 9/11-type attacks. we had them on the run. >> secretary panetta met with american military officials. atia abawi is in afghanistan. good morning. bring us up to date. >> good morning. panetta's very...
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you know, during t theimimwe werere fhthtinthe taliban? not clear. d d i n't want to suggest i know that that happenenebubut that's the sort t ofhihi. >>hahat'the level of things. >> yes, that we might t bealalng about. >> and what would ththfafallt from that bebe? i mean, would ththat- - do the astotoshshme that the democratic mbers who wrote, the g gro o of six thatat wtete tt letter, is that astonisishmt t mewhat back fill to make sururththei fingerprints aren'n't t thi thth this is going to be entirely the repububcacansnd mr. bubush problems? >> you certainly can't't uerer esestite the ability of politicians of botpaparts to cor their fannies when they y need to. but t i t t thsense from panetta's actions s anrerember netta though he serveded uerer llll cnton and now under babara obama he used to be a a republican. he i ia a retively conservative guy. i don't think k 's's crying water here.. he was u ups a athe degree to icich ngress was left in thehe dark aboboutn n portant program, so obviouslyly, erere'a lot more to learn abobouthihi i don't t
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mccall, we're fighting the taliban over there, right? do we think we can exterminate the taliban as a political force in that country? >> i don't think so 100%. they did provide safe haven to al qaeda, they still do. i think one of the goals is how do we create security and instable so the afghan people can take over their nation. i agree with my colleague here -- >> you're not answering my question. my question is if we're fighting the taliban, can we defeat them? they live there. we're coming home eventually. they'll stay there, they'll still be there. how do we defeat them? >> by allow the afghan people to rise up and defeat them on their own. we can't stay there forever, and we can't put hundreds of thousands of troops there forever. i agree with my colleague, that good intelligence and special forces, special operation, as we start to withdraw and transition out is the way we deal with these specific threats we find in afghanistan and in pakistan. i think the successful mission demonstrates that. >> we went into afghanistan because
mccall, we're fighting the taliban over there, right? do we think we can exterminate the taliban as a political force in that country? >> i don't think so 100%. they did provide safe haven to al qaeda, they still do. i think one of the goals is how do we create security and instable so the afghan people can take over their nation. i agree with my colleague here -- >> you're not answering my question. my question is if we're fighting the taliban, can we defeat them? they live there....
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and for the past year and a half now, the taliban has seemed to think that they were winning. they thought they had the upper hand with the coming withdrawl in july 2011 and a full recall in 2014, the taliban had this winning mentality and although they have no connection with al qaeda anymore, it's an insurgency on its own. they don't want any connection with bin laden. at the same time, this is a psychological win for the u.s. troops and they are going in there and going to fight the insurgency with this win on their side. >> all right. atia, in kabul for us, thank you. >>> and let's do our tribute, chuck. you've got us all excited about this question. >> tomorrow is going to be a good one. i'm telling you. >> let me set it up. which current congressional candidate was in command of the u.s.s. cole when it was attacked by al qaeda. and the answer is? >> retired navy commander kirk lippold who announced that he's running for dean heller's seat. john ensign officially resigns today. >> he says he didn't google. >> when he guessed it, i thought is lippold the new google? >> he
and for the past year and a half now, the taliban has seemed to think that they were winning. they thought they had the upper hand with the coming withdrawl in july 2011 and a full recall in 2014, the taliban had this winning mentality and although they have no connection with al qaeda anymore, it's an insurgency on its own. they don't want any connection with bin laden. at the same time, this is a psychological win for the u.s. troops and they are going in there and going to fight the...
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the taliban is claiming that they directed the afghan policeman to target american troops in an eastern part of the country. nato says that no one was killed, thankfully. at least seven u.s. service members have been killed in just the past week by afghan forces or insurgents wearing their uniforms. so far this year, 34 coalition troops have been killed in more than two dozen so-called green o'blue attacks. >>> the wife of lee hamilton has died in a tragic accident in bloomington, indiana. hamilton was run over by her own car, it was still in gear. she's 82 years old. she failed to put the car in park. it rolled over her as she walked behind the vehicle. dan hamilton, who was a friend, was a cherished partner to congressman hamilton. together they served their district and the united states for 30 years. >>> a navy destroyer has docked in dubai after colliding with a japanese oil tanker near the strait of hormuz. the incident tore a ten foot long hole in the side of the "uss porter." no injuries or spills were reported on either vessel but the navy is investigating why this destroyer tu
the taliban is claiming that they directed the afghan policeman to target american troops in an eastern part of the country. nato says that no one was killed, thankfully. at least seven u.s. service members have been killed in just the past week by afghan forces or insurgents wearing their uniforms. so far this year, 34 coalition troops have been killed in more than two dozen so-called green o'blue attacks. >>> the wife of lee hamilton has died in a tragic accident in bloomington,...
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the taliban attacking the convoys that were coming through. pakistan themselves stopping some of these supply routes making it into afghanistan. but when you talk to the americans themselves, the men and women on the ground, they believe that, if you give less less money to pakistan, that will help them even more because the pakistani military is not doing enough to fight the taliban on their side of the border. >> atia abawi in kabul, thank you. >>> a scary moment to talk about in japan today. a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the country's northeast coast prompting a brief sue nam any warning. residents of coastal areas were forced to evacuate, but the warning was lifted without reports of major damage. you may recall this is an area still recovering from the devastating quake and the killer wave only four months ago that left nearly 23,000 dead or missing. >>> it's much hotter than average this summer in the plains as well as the midwest. there's been a stretch of triple digit heat. it doesn't look like there's going to be much relief in sight
the taliban attacking the convoys that were coming through. pakistan themselves stopping some of these supply routes making it into afghanistan. but when you talk to the americans themselves, the men and women on the ground, they believe that, if you give less less money to pakistan, that will help them even more because the pakistani military is not doing enough to fight the taliban on their side of the border. >> atia abawi in kabul, thank you. >>> a scary moment to talk about...
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, and just when i came out here, thomas, i grabbed off of the wires this from kabul that the afghan taliban said on tuesday, they had not seen sufficient evidence yet to convince them that the al qaeda leader bin laden was dead. this is the first comment since the white house and the president announced that bin laden was killed. so you are hearing from the afghan taliban raising the questions, so that is part of the delicate consideration going on in the white house the release this photo. there is apparently a photo taken of bin laden when he was pulled out of the compound and it is described as a gruesome photo, because as we know that bin laden was shot point blank twice in the head, and one apparently through his left eye. so that is part of the consideration by officials. thomas? >> norah o'donnell at the white house for us. norah, thank you so much, appreciate it. >>> residents of the abottabad, pakistan, where bin laden lived until commandos made a daring assault on the compound are expressing shock today after learning that the terror chief lived among them. they had no idea that t
, and just when i came out here, thomas, i grabbed off of the wires this from kabul that the afghan taliban said on tuesday, they had not seen sufficient evidence yet to convince them that the al qaeda leader bin laden was dead. this is the first comment since the white house and the president announced that bin laden was killed. so you are hearing from the afghan taliban raising the questions, so that is part of the delicate consideration going on in the white house the release this photo....
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it is the pakistani taliban that the government of pakistan and the military of pakistan have been fighting a tremendous war with, not necessarily the al qaeda organization evidenced by the fact that osama bin laden was living in this military garrison town or against the afghan taliban. so, yes, pakistan has paid a heavy price, has sacrificed a tremendous amount to fight terrorists, but not always the same terrorists that the united states viewed as a priority. >> richard engel in libya, thanks very much, indeed. >>> next, the commander in chief. has president obama finally silenced the many critics of his leadership style? i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris. to the nose! did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nosebleed and sore throat. [ inhales deeply ] i nipped my allergy symptoms in the bud. omnaris. ask your doctor. battling nasal allergy symptoms? omnaris combats the cause. get omnaris for only $11 at
it is the pakistani taliban that the government of pakistan and the military of pakistan have been fighting a tremendous war with, not necessarily the al qaeda organization evidenced by the fact that osama bin laden was living in this military garrison town or against the afghan taliban. so, yes, pakistan has paid a heavy price, has sacrificed a tremendous amount to fight terrorists, but not always the same terrorists that the united states viewed as a priority. >> richard engel in libya,...
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suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently. these members of the 82nd airborne were sent to investigate and see if they could somehow identify the victims and it was at that time that some of those 82nd airborne members posed with the remains and partial remains in happy snaps if you will there on the battlefield. some of it is too grim to show on television. nevertheless, as secretary of defense panetta condemned the actions, he also said that release of such photos essentially threatens the lives of american service members there in afghanistan. history has shown that there is more embarrassment than any kind of insightment for attacks on american troops so far when these photos have been released. nevertheless, panetta has ordered a full investigation and those responsible who have already been identified quite frankly by the photographs will be held accountable if it is found there has been any actual wrongdoing here. >> thank you very much. coming up on news nation. >> kooeg an is only three days old and ne
suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently. these members of the 82nd airborne were sent to investigate and see if they could somehow identify the victims and it was at that time that some of those 82nd airborne members posed with the remains and partial remains in happy snaps if you will there on the battlefield. some of it is too grim to show on television. nevertheless, as secretary of defense panetta condemned the...
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>> all of the intelligence shows the safe havens in pakistan, pakistan safe havens, taliban safe havens, the leadership is there. the problem, the cancer, the poison, the difficulty is how do you get at these safe havens and get the pakistanis and our drone strikes from the air or on the ground to really eliminate, as obama said, these -- privately -- at these top-secret meetings the safe havens are no longer acceptable. we've got to do something but, of course, they've been struggling with this for 18 months. >> what we've seen is this increasing tempo of cia drone attacks on that region. we've seen two messages from osama bin laden in the last couple of days. the first in seven months but really unrelated because we believe, intelligence analysts believe, it takes a long time to get the messages out from his hiding places. but in any case, this increase in the drone attacks, partly to support the war in afghanistan, partly because of this increase in the stream of intelligence about what's happening or could be happening in europe. >> that's right. but as i point out here two cia dire
>> all of the intelligence shows the safe havens in pakistan, pakistan safe havens, taliban safe havens, the leadership is there. the problem, the cancer, the poison, the difficulty is how do you get at these safe havens and get the pakistanis and our drone strikes from the air or on the ground to really eliminate, as obama said, these -- privately -- at these top-secret meetings the safe havens are no longer acceptable. we've got to do something but, of course, they've been struggling...
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. >> he announced that so the taliban hears it, the pakistanis hear it, the afghan leaders hear it. why in the world do you go to the people that you're fighting with and tell them the day you're pulling out your troops? it makes absolutely no sense. his naivety is putting in jeopardy the mission of the united states of america and our commitments to freedom. is he wrong. we need new leadership in washington. >> of the 90,000 troops currently serving in afghanistan, 22,000 are due home this fall. all u.s. combat troops as i said were expected to be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. joining us now by phone is nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. thanks so much for waking up early with us. >> absolutely, willie. >> how significant is this, number one? and number two, how surprising was it to you to hear leon panetta say it could be next year that the troops will be out of afghanistan? >> reporter: let's start with number two. nobody was surprised that the u.s. military was going to transition from full combat mode into a training assist mode once the afghan sec
. >> he announced that so the taliban hears it, the pakistanis hear it, the afghan leaders hear it. why in the world do you go to the people that you're fighting with and tell them the day you're pulling out your troops? it makes absolutely no sense. his naivety is putting in jeopardy the mission of the united states of america and our commitments to freedom. is he wrong. we need new leadership in washington. >> of the 90,000 troops currently serving in afghanistan, 22,000 are due...
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marines videotaped urinating on the dead bodies of taliban fighters. because of the graphic nature of this video, we can only show you this still image. today, panetta called the the incident, quote, utterly deplorable, a sentiment just echoed by secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior, that we expect from our military this is appalling on so many levels. first of all, what is going to happen to the troops involved and how can this happen? what about the command structure in the field? >> andrea, u.s. military officials tell us that they have positively identified the four marines seen in that video. they were part of a four-man sniper team there in southern afghanistan, from the third battalion and the second marines out of camp lejeune. the navy criminal investigative service has taken charge of the investigation. as we've heard from now leon panetta and others, they expect that if, in fact, these four are positively identified, found to have committed criminal acts, a
marines videotaped urinating on the dead bodies of taliban fighters. because of the graphic nature of this video, we can only show you this still image. today, panetta called the the incident, quote, utterly deplorable, a sentiment just echoed by secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior, that we expect from our military this is appalling on so many levels. first of all, what is going to happen to the troops...